FT-86 Australian price?

[Nardi330]

i reckon it doesn't matter where you are placed becos not everyone ordered the same spec/colour/gearbox.

[Skorov]

Originally Posted by st162celica

Sydney city. Demo cars (2) (black manual and white auto i think) were ordered 2-3 weeks ago, which should arrive in june, so preorders should come in july. Well lets hope.
Chipping norton ordered black 86. Manual i think.

Most of the orders at sydney city are Auto high spec. Think there were 10 orders already.

Price is killing all of us. Cant see it being more than a rex. But whos knows. Just sick of waiting.

Where did u order from ?

Originally Posted by davey90

LOL! same place! and one of the Auto High spec was mine and the other high spec is for another guy in this forum.

Its true, the price are crazy. If the price they gave me is what they will agree to, then its a deal. Hopefully they are right about the price.

Ohhhhhhh..... So you're the guys keeping me from getting my 86 earlier! =P
Same place. White Auto High spec. I think he said I was 5th or 6th.

Come to think of it, I'll probably see you guys there the first day they give out test drives. Hehe

Edit: @davey90: What price did he give you?

[davey90]

Originally Posted by Skorov

Ohhhhhhh..... So you're the guys keeping me from getting my 86 earlier! =P
Same place. White Auto High spec. I think he said I was 5th or 6th.

Come to think of it, I'll probably see you guys there the first day they give out test drives. Hehe

Edit: @davey90: What price did he give you?

LOL! err.... between 40 to 45k, calculated it including drive away.

[Varvs]

why is auto even an option on this car? you guys are mad. enjoy your slush box.

[Skorov]

Originally Posted by Varvs

why is auto even an option on this car? you guys are mad. enjoy your slush box.

If I had to change gears every 5 seconds as I inch towards my house in peak hour traffic every day after work, I would shoot myself.

However, if you're using it more as a track car, then of course, I see your point.

[davey90]

Yeah same here, if it wasn't for traffic then i'll go with manual (even though i've never driven a manual, besides GT5 with a H pattern shifter, but that's a video game not the real deal). Besides, paddle shift is slightly quicker in shifting. Then again, its not a real manual. LOL! i just shot myself in the foot!

Also i don't want to kill the box on a new car.

[JDM-20L]

Originally Posted by Varvs

why is auto even an option on this car?

It's just not cricket is it mate? :happy0180:

[Nardi330]

so Prius C is out. priced at $24k/$27k + ORC. hopefully Toyota can pull out a good deal for the 86.

[tlp]

I think they are really struggling to get the price to start with a 3. I hope it's in the 38k bracket but that's wishful thinking...

[davey90]

Originally Posted by Nardi330

so Prius C is out. priced at $24k/$27k + ORC. hopefully Toyota can pull out a good deal for the 86.

And how much is the Prius C in Japan?
1.69 million Yen as of December 2011. Not sure if same price. But for 86 is 3.05 mil Yen, or something, right?

[Nardi330]

Prius C is known as Aqua in Japan and price b4 tax is 1.69-1.85M yen ($19k - 21kAUD).

but our cars are significantly better equiped than the Aqua. our top model which is $27k + orc has smart key (53,550 yen), LED headlights (115,500 yen), alloys, much better audio etc etc. lets say our C has $2.5k worth of options over JDM G spec, so the JDM converted price will be around $24k. only $3k cheaper in Japan.

with the 86, it looks like we are getting the JDM G (our GT) and GT Limited (our GTS). G sells for 2.41M and GT Limited sells for 2.97M (both excludes tax). converted AUD is around $28k and $35k. spec seems to be pretty similar between JDM and AUDM. so in a way, i don't know how Toyota can justify $10k extra if our prices ended up to be $38k/45k + ORC.

[JDM-20L]

The folk at Toyota Australia probably all sit down log onto all the forums every day on a big screen and have a good laugh at all the speculation.. :p

[Skorov]

Originally Posted by JDM-20L

The folk at Toyota Australia probably all sit down log onto all the forums every day on a big screen and have a good laugh at all the speculation.. :p

Or they sit there think, "LOL, we could have released this for $30000, but since everyone expects $40000, why not?" =P

[davey90]

Originally Posted by JDM-20L

The folk at Toyota Australia probably all sit down log onto all the forums every day on a big screen and have a good laugh at all the speculation.. :p

I got a feeling they are doing that too! *shakes fist* how dare they!!!! LOL!